Part 5657

<blockquote><b>Inadvertency</b>, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.</def>

<blockquote>The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an <b>inadvertencies</b>, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See <er>Inattention</er>.</syn>

<h1>Inadvertent</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ad*vert"ent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inadvertant</ets>. See 2d <er>In-</er>, and <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive.</def>

<blockquote>An <b>inadvertent</b> step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>In`ad*vert"ent*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inadvisable</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ad*vis"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not advisable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inaffability</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*af`fa*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inaffabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want of affability or sociability; reticence.</def>

<h1>Inaffable</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*af"fa*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>affable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.</def>

<h1>Inaffectation</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*af`fec*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>affectation</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inaffectation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Freedom from affectation; naturalness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Inaffected</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`af*fect"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Unaffected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>In`af*fect"ed*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<h1>Inaidable</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*aid"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Incapable of being assisted; helpless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Inalienability</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*al`ien*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being inalienable.</def>

<h1>Inalienable</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*al"ien*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>alienable</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inali\'82nable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; <as>as, in <ex>inalienable</ex> birthright</as>.</def>

<h1>Inalienableness</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*al"ien*a*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.</def>

<h1>Inalienably</h1> <Xpage=741>